Iron hanger



Jul 21,1936.

w. s. MOLHINNEYQ 2,048,458

IRON HANGER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 26, 1935 Inventor A Home};

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Patented July 21, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in supports for irons and more particularly to a novel hanger whereby an iron can be supported in suspended'position without likelihood of the hot plate thereof touching and burning anything.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an iron hanger which can be readily applied to an ironing board which in use will efficiently serve to support an iron in suspended position.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an iron hanger which because of its simple construction can be manufactured cheaply and retailed at a low price.

These and various other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:-

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of an ironing board showing the hanger applied thereto.

Figure 2 represents a fragmentary bottom plan view of an ironing board showing the hanger clamped in place.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the hanger.

Figure4 represents a vertical fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 2 without showing the hanger.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the numeral 5 generally refers to an elongated U- shaped frame member, one-half portion of which is horizontally disposed while a substantial portion of its leg members are disposed vertically to provide uprights 6-45, which have their upper ends sloped inwardly and downwardly as at l and provided with upturned extremities 8 to define iron hanging arms. These arms I are provided with resilient tubular coverings 9.

Adjacent the upper end of the upright 6 is the reinforcing cross member ID. Numeral ll represents a slider apertured at its end portion to receive the uprights 6-6. Numeral l2 represents the base plate spot-welded at its end to the side members of the horizontal portion of the frame 5 suitably cut away as at 13 to accommodate the uprights 6. The plate I2 is provided with an outstanding finger tab l4 and a substantially centrally located opening l5 downwardly through which the rod I6 extends, this rod l6 being secured at its upper end to the intermediate portion of the slider H as at ll. The lower portion of the rod I6 is bent laterally to provide the clamp finger Hi, this finger being disposed under the frame 5 and terminating in a transversely extending loop l9.

As is shown in Figures 5 and 2, the bottom side of the ironing board generally referred to by the numeral 20 is provided with a staple 2| driven into the same.

In applying the hanger to an ironing board, the slider II and finger projection M on the base plate l2 are gripped between the thumb and fingers of one hand and compressed so that the finger l8 will drop below the fra'me 5. The hanger is now engaged over the end portion of the board as shown in Figure l and the slider H is released so that the spring 22 located on the rod I6 between the slider II and the base plate I 2 serves to force the slider II upwardly when released so as to draw the finger l 8 upwardly snugly against the bottom of the ironing board and thus the hanger is clamped firmly in place. The iron handle is of course placed over the arms 1-! and the iron is thus supported in suspended position as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1.

To safeguard the hanger from slipping off the board, the loop IS on the clamp finger I8 engages over the staple 2| as in the manner shown in Figure 2.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size, and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:'

1. An iron hanger comprising a base portion, an upright portion, a laterally extending arm from the upright portion overlying the base portion, a slider on the upright portion, a rod extending downwardly from the slider through the base portion, said rod being provided with a lateral clamp finger at its lower end, and a compressible coiled spring on the rod between the slider and the said base, said clamp finger being provided with a loop at the free end thereof.

2. An iron hanger comprising a base portion, an upright portion, a laterally extending arm from the upright portion overlying the base portion, a slider on the upright portion, a rod extending downwardly from the slider through the base portion, said rod being provided with a lateral clamp finger at its lower end, and a compressible coiled spring on the rod between the slider and the said base, said base portion being of U-shape, said upright portion consisting of leg extensions of the said U-shaped base portion, said laterally disposed portion consisting of laterally projecting arm extensions at the upper ends of the said upright leg portions.

WILLIAM s. McLHINNEY. 

